From the Operators
Shawn Xu, formerly of Square and now MBA student at Wharton, explains that “tech” in business school is full of unique opportunity, whether you’re an undergrad or have 20 years of experience, in “How To Think About Tech As You Start Business School”
David Steinberg of Zeta Global (in a transcribed interview) covers the evolution of a founder’s vision, scaling sales, managing the board, branding, and more in “7-1/2 Hard Lessons Learned from My Second SaaS Unicorn”
Abhas Gupta of Calyx Health argues that healthcare IT may be dying, but healthcare services are just getting started in “While software nibbles, services are eating the healthcare world”
Claire Lew of Know Your Company says that when building a transparent company culture, excuses around distraction and inability to act are immediate dealbreakers in “Excuses, excuses”
Paul Ford of Postlight reflects on two years as a founder and defines what it means to have a “sick” or “well” system, and how the “well” system can help a company thrive, in “Building a Well System”
From the Investors
The Partners at XFactor (including Mattermark CEO Danielle Morrill) have announced their first eight investments, including Clara, Nomiku, Court Buddy, and more in “A Quarter of Fun...ds”
Aaron Batalion of Lightspeed Venture Partners provides guidance for founders around figuring out what actually matters when it comes to building product and company in “Knowns vs Unknowns — Are you building a successful company or just typing?”
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures also covers the importance of knowing what to work in, emphasizing that sometimes a rubrik pushes a team to skip out on the big bets that may actually payoff in “Swinging For The Fences”
Enis Hulli of 500 Startups Istanbul urges founders, especially to low-turnover development teams, to keep in mind the magic of unlimited runway through revenue in “Importance of early sustainability, unlimited runway and freedom to pivot”
Justine and Olivia Moore of CRV assemble a list of tactics that students and recent grads can follow if they want to get started working in venture capital in “How to find a VC internship”
